hapalua

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Hawaiian[edit]

Hawaiian numbers (edit)
2 3  → 
    Base form: lua
    Cardinal: ʻelua
    Ordinal: lua
    Distributive: pālua
    Fractional: hapalua

Etymology[edit]

hapa (portion, fraction) +‎ lua (two)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌha.paˈlua/, [ˌhɐ.pəˈluə]

Noun[edit]

hapalua

  1. half, half-dollar
    Hapalua hola ʻelimaHalf past 5 o'clock
  2. two portions

References[edit]

  • Kepano, editor (2020), “hapalua”, in Kepano's Combined Hawaiian Dictionary